LittleBigPlanet sells 200k in the UK

Slow start for sackboy and co

UK sales of Media Molecule's much-hyped LittleBigPlanet have hit 200,000, according to word from ESLPA, who have slapped a Gold status on Sony's title.

This figure shows that the sandbox platform game hasn't sold in anything like the quantities Sony might have hoped, Sackboy having slipped outside the all-formats top ten.

The platform holder, however, contend that game sales are holding up, and that Christmas competition is the only reason the title is not in the top ten. Sony describe the game as 'evergreen', and expect it to be a slow-burning hit.

Sales in other regions have yet to be confirmed.

By Luke Guttridge